Product information "Bulbophyllum tremulum"
| Name: | Bulbophyllum tremulum Wight 1844-53 |
| Synonyms: | Phyllorchis tremula (Wight) Kuntze 1891 |
| Etymology: | tremulus = tremulous |
| Propagation: | divisions |
| Origin: | southern India |
| Habitat: | epiphytic at altitudes around 1000m, without precise information |
| Notes: | Bulbophyllum with these trembling lips outside of Africa are very unusual. Compared to the original sketch from Wight's collection, there are enough differences to doubt whether it is the same species as from orignal collection. But even with a different name, the flower is extremely attractive and is particularly beautiful in low air movement due to the delicate trembling of the lip. |
